American Falls grew from its old townsite before that site was covered by the reservoir created by the Snake River dam completed in 1925. A historical building originally dedicated in 1912 became part of that story as the town moved; before it was widely remembered as a saloon from 1929 to 2012, it had served at this location as a bakery and temporary hospital with upstairs living quarters for nurses from 1925 to 1929. At its new location in the Reclamation Addition, the building was joined to the Teen Club Fountain Cafe and the Iris Theater. The city’s early history included its role in settling the area as a livestock center, its boom-town period during dam construction, and its later impact on regional irrigated agriculture that contributed to Idaho’s potato-state reputation. After the last owner of the Silver Horseshoe Bar ran afoul of the law, the property reverted to city ownership in a settlement, and deterioration eventually led to the building’s destruction, though many homes and buildings from the town that moved escaped a watery grave and still serve the city’s residents.